Hey everyone. Welcome to your Friday edition of The Nerve. I have been dying to get back to you guys.

Dying because there is so much to get into. We've got Brad Pitt and Tyler Perry,

mired in scandal. We've got a bestselling book by a terrible, minimally talented author.

And, like, I guess technically a pundit, but I don't think this person passes for a pundit.

And we're going to take this one apart as well.

And we've got some updates.

We're going to call these people going forward on the

nerve repeat offenders we already have a recurring cast of characters we're only in our second

month so you know I think we're doing really good work out of the gate okay and and

my favorite your emails but first first, I have a really personal plea. I am really

in trouble. You know, I told you guys last week, I lost my phone, like my physical phone.

And like, I don't know if you guys assume this stuff. I just assume the technology is so advanced that things are constantly backing up to the cloud all the time, including voicemails and things like your Instagram account.

And it's not so.

I lost my Instagram password.

And I have been locked out of Instagram since last Wednesday.

That's a week and a half.

And I cannot get back in. So this is my creedicure, if I'm pronouncing that correctly. It is my cry for help to troublemaker nation.

Now, Hoda Cope would probably say I should find joy in this unexpected loss and maybe consider

it my journey to a strength I didn't know that I had but listen I all I want all I want is to be

back on Instagram with you guys so if any of you have any ins or any relatives who work at

Instagram or meta who could help me because there is no

number to call. They just send you on a feedback loop of do you need help? Go to the fact page. Do you

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